Main card staff picks are in.
UFC 224 goes down tonight with a solid pay-per-view lineup from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event, current champion Amanda Nunes looks to defend her bantamweight title against long-time UFC veteran Raquel Pennington. Nunes is coming off a split decision victory last September over now-flyweight competitor Valentina Shevchenko. This will be Pennington’s first fight in well over a year since defeating Miesha Tate at the historic UFC 205 card.
The co-main event sees a pivotal match-up between top middleweights Jacare Souza and Kelvin Gastelum. Three other fights will take place on the main card, all of the action beginning at 10:00pm ET.
The WINNER of staff picks will have a chance to receive a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts following completion of the 2018 calendar year! The 2017 winner was awarded to Wesley Riddle, compiling a record of 118-74 for main card fights. Staff picks compose of both Bellator and UFC fights taken place on the main card.
Check out our MMASucka main card staff picks for UFC 224 below, as well as current records in 2018.
Staff Records after Bellator 198 (Fedor vs. Mir):
1. Michael DeSantis: 63-27
2. Mitchell Banuelos: 60-30
3. Omar Villagrana: 59-31
4. Wesley Riddle: 57-33
5T. Ryan Wagner: 56-34
5T. Jeremy Brand: 56-34
7. Ed Gallo: 52-38
8. Jason Burgos: 51-31
9. Nick Godin: 49-27, missed last event
10. Mike Skytte: 48-42
11. Jacob Debets: 43-27
12. Justin Pierrot: 42-37
Vitor Belfort (26-13, 1 NC) vs. Lyoto Machida (23-8)
Jeremy Brand: Machida via Round 2 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Machida via UD
Mike Skytte: Machida via UD
Nick Godin: N/A
Jason Burgos: Belfort via Round 3 TKO
Justin Pierrot: Machida via UD
Michael DeSantis: Machida via UD
Jacob Debets: Machida via UD
Ryan Wagner: Machida via UD
Mitchell Banuelos: Machida via UD
Ed Gallo: Machida via UD
Omar Villagrana: Machida via Round 3 TKO
Brian Gerson: Machida via UD
Staff picking Belfort: 1
Staff picking Machida: 11
John Lineker (30-8) vs. Brian Kelleher (19-8)
Jeremy Brand: Lineker via Round 1 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Lineker via UD
Mike Skytte: Lineker via UD
Nick Godin: N/A
Jason Burgos: Lineker via UD
Justin Pierrot: Kelleher via Round 1 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Lineker via Round 1 TKO
Jacob Debets: Lineker via Round 3 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Lineker via UD
Mitchell Banuelos: Lineker via UD
Ed Gallo: Kelleher via SD
Omar Villagrana: Lineker via UD
Brian Gerson: Kelleher via UD
Staff picking Lineker: 9
Staff picking Kelleher: 3
Mackenzie Dern (6-0) vs. Amanda Cooper (4-3)
Jeremy Brand: Cooper via UD
Wesley Riddle: Dern via Round 2 SUB
Mike Skytte: Cooper via UD
Nick Godin: N/A
Jason Burgos: Dern via Round 2 SUB
Justin Pierrot: Cooper via SD
Michael DeSantis: Dern via Round 1 SUB
Jacob Debets: Dern via SD
Ryan Wagner: Dern via UD
Mitchell Banuelos: Cooper via UD
Ed Gallo: Cooper via UD
Omar Villagrana: Dern via Round 2 SUB
Brian Gerson: Dern via Round 1 SUB
Staff picking Dern: 7
Staff picking Cooper: 5
Jacare Souza (25-5, 1 NC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (15-3, 1 NC)
Jeremy Brand: Souza via Round 1 SUB
Wesley Riddle: Gastelum via Round 3 TKO
Mike Skytte: Souza via Round 2 SUB
Nick Godin: N/A
Jason Burgos: Souza via UD
Justin Pierrot: Souza via Round 1 SUB
Michael DeSantis: Souza via Round 1 SUB
Jacob Debets: Gastelum via Round 2 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Souza via Round 2 SUB
Mitchell Banuelos: Souza via Round 2 SUB
Ed Gallo: Gastelum via Round 2 TKO
Omar Villagrana: Souza via Round 2 SUB
Brian Gerson: Gastelum via Round 1 TKO
Staff picking Souza: 8
Staff picking Gastelum: 4
Amanda Nunes (15-4) vs. Raquel Pennington (9-6)
Jeremy Brand: Nunes via Round 2 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Nunes via Round 2 TKO
Mike Skytte: Nunes via Round 2 TKO
Nick Godin: N/A
Jason Burgos: Nunes via Round 4 TKO
Justin Pierrot: Pennington via UD
Michael DeSantis: Nunes via Round 2 TKO
Jacob Debets: Nunes via Round 1 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Nunes via Round 2 TKO
Mitchell Banuelos: Nunes via UD
Ed Gallo: Nunes via UD
Omar Villagrana: Nunes via Round 3 TKO
Brian Gerson: Nunes via UD
Staff picking Nunes: 11
Staff picking Pennington: 1
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